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Posted: 12/15/2010 4:21:13 PM EDT
Came in to the office this cold ass morning and this guy was waiting at my back door.
Apparently he forgot his keys. 
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Posted: 12/15/2010 4:22:04 PM EDT
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That'll kill a fellow...
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Posted: 12/15/2010 4:22:18 PM EDT
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Thats what 12 gauge shotguns are for!
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Posted: 12/15/2010 4:22:30 PM EDT
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Quoted: Came in to the office this cold ass morning and this guy was waiting at my back door. Apparently he forgot his keys.  How long was it? |
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Posted: 12/15/2010 4:22:51 PM EDT
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Did you keep it?
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Posted: 12/15/2010 4:23:49 PM EDT
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Thats what 12 gauge shotguns are for! Umm...no. That's what pellet guns are for maybe, a 22 short at the outside. Actually, coral snakes are not all that dangerous unless you live with very old or very young people, as coral snakes don't have fangs and have to chew a wound with their regular teeth before secreting poisin into it. |
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Posted: 12/15/2010 4:25:31 PM EDT
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That'll kill a fellow...  EXACTLY what ran through my mind.
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Posted: 12/15/2010 4:25:54 PM EDT
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That is a big coral snake. The ones I have seen have all been uder six inches (I know that's what she said...)
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Posted: 12/15/2010 4:26:48 PM EDT
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Crikey, it's a BEAUT!! One of the most dangerous creatures....in the WORLD!! I'm gonna pick 'er up now...steady mate, one bite and I'm TOAST!!
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Posted: 12/15/2010 4:27:29 PM EDT
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probably 24", seen one south of dfw once(joe pool lake). This guy was twice as long.
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Posted: 12/15/2010 4:27:46 PM EDT
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Quoted: Quoted: Thats what 12 gauge shotguns are for! Umm...no. That's what pellet guns are for maybe, a 22 short at the outside. Actually, coral snakes are not all that dangerous unless you live with very old or very young people, as coral snakes don't have fangs and have to chew a wound with their regular teeth before secreting poisin into it. Thats true, but it sure doesnt mean I want the bastard nawing on me while I try to look for something to club his fucking ass with. I would use the 12 gauge as well |
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Posted: 12/15/2010 4:28:51 PM EDT
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Thats what 12 gauge shotguns are for! Umm...no. That's what pellet guns are for maybe, a 22 short at the outside. Actually, coral snakes are not all that dangerous unless you live with very old or very young people, as coral snakes don't have fangs and have to chew a wound with their regular teeth before secreting poisin into it. Thats true, but it sure doesnt mean I want the bastard nawing on me while I try to look for something to club his fucking ass with. I would use the 12 gauge as well
A 12 ga on a coral snake is like using a 338 Win Mag on a whitetail. These are pretty small, thin snakes we're talking about, not an Eastern diamondback or something. MAYBE a .410. |
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Posted: 12/15/2010 4:29:31 PM EDT
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Thats what 12 gauge shotguns are for! Umm...no. That's what pellet guns are for maybe, a 22 short at the outside. Actually, coral snakes are not all that dangerous unless you live with very old or very young people, as coral snakes don't have fangs and have to chew a wound with their regular teeth before secreting poisin into it. Thats true, but it sure doesnt mean I want the bastard nawing on me while I try to look for something to club his fucking ass with. I would use the 12 gauge as well
I second the motion. 12 gauge FTMFW! |
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Posted: 12/15/2010 4:33:48 PM EDT
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Thats what 12 gauge shotguns are for! Umm...no. That's what pellet guns are for maybe, a 22 short at the outside. Actually, coral snakes are not all that dangerous unless you live with very old or very young people, as coral snakes don't have fangs and have to chew a wound with their regular teeth before secreting poisin into it. Thats true, but it sure doesnt mean I want the bastard nawing on me while I try to look for something to club his fucking ass with. I would use the 12 gauge as well
A 12 ga on a coral snake is like using a 338 Win Mag on a whitetail. These are pretty small, thin snakes we're talking about, not an Eastern diamondback or something. MAYBE a .410. GTFO
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Posted: 12/15/2010 4:36:59 PM EDT
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Should have kept him!
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Posted: 12/15/2010 4:38:41 PM EDT
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Crikey, it's a BEAUT!! One of the most dangerous creatures....in the WORLD!! I'm gonna pick 'er up now...steady mate, one bite and I'm TOAST!! 
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Posted: 12/15/2010 4:48:07 PM EDT
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Would look great on a Christmas tree.
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Posted: 12/15/2010 5:39:19 PM EDT
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But then again, that snake is too big and not a coral snake.
Coral snakes have black heads and stripes mostly the same size. Not a coral snake and just a baby. 
Coral snake, full grown. 
Caught both of these in my front yard a week apart, verified by my herpetologist neighbor. |
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Posted: 12/15/2010 5:43:53 PM EDT
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But then again, that snake is too big and not a coral snake. Coral snakes have black heads and stripes mostly the same size. Not a coral snake and just a baby. http://i194.photobucket.com/albums/z110/Howlin_Mad_pics/critters/IMG_3993.jpg Coral snake, full grown. http://i194.photobucket.com/albums/z110/Howlin_Mad_pics/critters/IMG_3996.jpg Caught both of these in my front yard a week apart, verified by my herpetologist neighbor. Uhmmm...Yeah...I'm pretty sure that IS a coral snake. ETA: 
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Posted: 12/15/2010 5:55:02 PM EDT
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Thats what 12 gauge shotguns are for! Umm...no. That's what pellet guns are for maybe, a 22 short at the outside. Actually, coral snakes are not all that dangerous unless you live with very old or very young people, as coral snakes don't have fangs and have to chew a wound with their regular teeth before secreting poisin into it. As a member of the Elapidae family, Coral snakes certainly DO have fangs. They have short fixed fangs, not hinged as vipers have. They don't have poison either...it's venom. 
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Posted: 12/15/2010 5:59:14 PM EDT
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Thats what 12 gauge shotguns are for! Umm...no. That's what pellet guns are for maybe, a 22 short at the outside. Actually, coral snakes are not all that dangerous unless you live with very old or very young people, as coral snakes don't have fangs and have to chew a wound with their regular teeth before secreting poisin into it. Thats true, but it sure doesnt mean I want the bastard nawing on me while I try to look for something to club his fucking ass with. I would use the 12 gauge as well
A 12 ga on a coral snake is like using a 338 Win Mag on a whitetail. These are pretty small, thin snakes we're talking about, not an Eastern diamondback or something. MAYBE a .410. .410 is the primary choice for snakes around the P38 house. Actually we live in a rural, heavily wooded area and get the occasional legless visitor, so we keep an old Savage single shot .410 behind the door just for them. It is really perfect for the job, it has enough barrel to get right up on them without putting yourself in too much danger, and a load of birdshot in a .410 will take even a good sized snakes head clean off. |
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Posted: 12/15/2010 6:03:49 PM EDT
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But then again, that snake is too big and not a coral snake. Coral snakes have black heads and stripes mostly the same size. Not a coral snake and just a baby. http://i194.photobucket.com/albums/z110/Howlin_Mad_pics/critters/IMG_3993.jpg Coral snake, full grown. http://i194.photobucket.com/albums/z110/Howlin_Mad_pics/critters/IMG_3996.jpg Caught both of these in my front yard a week apart, verified by my herpetologist neighbor. What's this about coral snakes having black heads!?!? 
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Posted: 12/15/2010 6:03:50 PM EDT
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OK, Eastern coral snake different than Western.
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Posted: 12/15/2010 6:08:01 PM EDT
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Quoted: Coral snakes do have fangs and dont need to chew it in.Quoted: Thats what 12 gauge shotguns are for! Umm...no. That's what pellet guns are for maybe, a 22 short at the outside. Actually, coral snakes are not all that dangerous unless you live with very old or very young people, as coral snakes don't have fangs and have to chew a wound with their regular teeth before secreting poisin into it. |
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Posted: 12/15/2010 6:08:31 PM EDT
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OK, Eastern coral snake different than Western. While that is true, the pic is of an Az Coral. |
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Posted: 12/15/2010 6:12:54 PM EDT
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Thats what 12 gauge shotguns are for! Umm...no. That's what pellet guns are for maybe, a 22 short at the outside. Actually, coral snakes are not all that dangerous unless you live with very old or very young people, as coral snakes don't have fangs and have to chew a wound with their regular teeth before secreting poisin into it. Coral snakes have fangs right in the front of their mouths and larger ones can easily and rapidly deliver a fatal bite. Eastern coral snakes can deliver up to three or four lethal yields. |
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Posted: 12/15/2010 6:17:37 PM EDT
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But then again, that snake is too big and not a coral snake. Coral snakes have black heads and stripes mostly the same size. Not a coral snake and just a baby. http://i194.photobucket.com/albums/z110/Howlin_Mad_pics/critters/IMG_3993.jpg Coral snake, full grown. http://i194.photobucket.com/albums/z110/Howlin_Mad_pics/critters/IMG_3996.jpg Caught both of these in my front yard a week apart, verified by my herpetologist neighbor. OP's snake is an eastern coral snake. It is upside down in the photo and the yellow you see is the underside of the bottom jaw. |
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Posted: 12/15/2010 6:21:08 PM EDT
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Red touch yellow, kill a fellow. Count on it.
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Posted: 12/15/2010 6:39:05 PM EDT
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Howlin Mad, just curious, who is your herp neighbor?
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Posted: 12/15/2010 6:54:06 PM EDT
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You should'a taken the little guy home to keep for a pet. Or at the very least taken a hoe to it's fucking head.
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Posted: 12/15/2010 6:56:45 PM EDT
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Give it to the guy who's getting his UPS packages stolen. I'm just sayin'............
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Posted: 12/15/2010 7:05:07 PM EDT
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I thought it was a toy snake.
Just call Billy and Ricky. 
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Posted: 12/15/2010 7:08:28 PM EDT
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Quoted: Same here. The bends in its body are curiously even and unnatural lookingI thought it was a toy snake. Just call Billy and Ricky.  . |
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Posted: 12/15/2010 7:11:23 PM EDT
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They say we have them here in Arkansas but I have never seen one !
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Posted: 12/15/2010 7:14:58 PM EDT
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kill it
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Posted: 12/15/2010 7:20:29 PM EDT
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I thought it was a toy snake. Just call Billy and Ricky. i did too. |
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Posted: 12/15/2010 7:25:33 PM EDT
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Crikey, it's a BEAUT!! One of the most dangerous creatures....in the WORLD!! I'm gonna pick 'er up now...steady mate, one bite and I'm TOAST!!
I miss that guy! |
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Posted: 12/15/2010 7:39:23 PM EDT
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Howlin Mad, just curious, who is your herp neighbor? Neighbors are Bill and Jillian, had a room full of rattlers, but he recently retired and got rid of most all of them. He did some work at the U of A. I suck at snake ID except for gophers, racers, diamondbacks and tigers, I take everything to him. |
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Posted: 12/15/2010 7:54:15 PM EDT
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Looks like a rubber snake to me.
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Posted: 12/15/2010 7:57:22 PM EDT
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Howlin Mad, just curious, who is your herp neighbor? Neighbors are Bill and Jillian, had a room full of rattlers, but he recently retired and got rid of most all of them. He did some work at the U of A. I suck at snake ID except for gophers, racers, diamondbacks and tigers, I take everything to him. I take it your down south...Pima Co? That aberrant coral I posted a pic of was/is from down that way. |
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Posted: 12/15/2010 8:04:59 PM EDT
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The only live coral snakes I've ever seen were only 12-18" long and I just left em be. While highly venomous,they pose next to no danger unless you're dumb enough to hand handle one.Bites by them are so rare that nobody even bothers to keep antivenin for them.
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Posted: 12/16/2010 3:03:52 AM EDT
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Thats what 12 gauge shotguns are for! Umm...no. That's what pellet guns are for maybe, a 22 short at the outside. Actually, coral snakes are not all that dangerous unless you live with very old or very young people, as coral snakes don't have fangs and have to chew a wound with their regular teeth before secreting poisin into it. Coral snakes have fangs right in the front of their mouths and larger ones can easily and rapidly deliver a fatal bite. Eastern coral snakes can deliver up to three or four lethal yields. Well, they have fangs per se, but they are much smaller than pit vipers and not retractable, so they have to hold on. I was wrong about the chewing thing....that's one of those things I was told in school by my science teacher waaaaaay back when and believed without ever checking it. Sorry. |
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Posted: 12/16/2010 3:19:06 AM EDT
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Quoted: Okay, now they're normally quite docile creatures, but if you POKE 'EM WITH A STICK, they'll come ROIGHT ATCHA!Crikey, it's a BEAUT!! One of the most dangerous creatures....in the WORLD!! I'm gonna pick 'er up now...steady mate, one bite and I'm TOAST!! |
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Posted: 12/16/2010 3:23:39 AM EDT
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Quoted: Quoted: Same here. The bends in its body are curiously even and unnatural lookingI thought it was a toy snake. Just call Billy and Ricky. .and how cold is it in AL right now? |
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Posted: 12/16/2010 3:28:06 AM EDT
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Thats what 12 gauge shotguns are for! Umm...no. That's what pellet guns are for maybe, a 22 short at the outside. Actually, coral snakes are not all that dangerous unless you live with very old or very young people, as coral snakes don't have fangs and have to chew a wound with their regular teeth before secreting poisin into it. Thats true, but it sure doesnt mean I want the bastard nawing on me while I try to look for something to club his fucking ass with. I would use the 12 gauge as well
A 12 ga on a coral snake is like using a 338 Win Mag on a whitetail. These are pretty small, thin snakes we're talking about, not an Eastern diamondback or something. MAYBE a .410. If it's worth shooting with a shotgun at all, it's worth upgrading to 12-gauge. Preferably with #1 buck.
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Posted: 12/16/2010 3:29:38 AM EDT
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Quoted: Quoted: Okay, now they're normally quite docile creatures, but if you POKE 'EM WITH A STICK, they'll come ROIGHT ATCHA!Crikey, it's a BEAUT!! One of the most dangerous creatures....in the WORLD!! I'm gonna pick 'er up now...steady mate, one bite and I'm TOAST!! I just happen to have my stick handy. |
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Posted: 12/16/2010 4:19:20 AM EDT
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Quoted: Crikey, it's a BEAUT!! One of the most dangerous creatures....in the WORLD!! I'm gonna pick 'er up now...steady mate, one bite and I'm TOAST!! I miss that guy! Me too. He died just like he lived, with animals in his heart. |
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Posted: 12/16/2010 4:31:35 AM EDT
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Quoted: Please tell us you were CCWing a Judge. Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Thats what 12 gauge shotguns are for! Umm...no. That's what pellet guns are for maybe, a 22 short at the outside. Actually, coral snakes are not all that dangerous unless you live with very old or very young people, as coral snakes don't have fangs and have to chew a wound with their regular teeth before secreting poisin into it. Thats true, but it sure doesnt mean I want the bastard nawing on me while I try to look for something to club his fucking ass with. I would use the 12 gauge as well A 12 ga on a coral snake is like using a 338 Win Mag on a whitetail. These are pretty small, thin snakes we're talking about, not an Eastern diamondback or something. MAYBE a .410. |
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Posted: 12/16/2010 4:33:29 AM EDT
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Quoted: Give it to the guy who's getting his UPS packages stolen. I'm just sayin'............ |
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Posted: 12/16/2010 4:51:50 AM EDT
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Thats what 12 gauge shotguns are for! Umm...no. That's what pellet guns are for maybe, a 22 short at the outside. Actually, coral snakes are not all that dangerous unless you live with very old or very young people, as coral snakes don't have fangs and have to chew a wound with their regular teeth before secreting poisin into it. Coral snakes have fangs right in the front of their mouths and larger ones can easily and rapidly deliver a fatal bite. Eastern coral snakes can deliver up to three or four lethal yields. Well, they have fangs per se, but they are much smaller than pit vipers and not retractable, so they have to hold on. I was wrong about the chewing thing....that's one of those things I was told in school by my science teacher waaaaaay back when and believed without ever checking it. Sorry. Well, they aren't equipped to strike from a distance like pit vipers are. They have to bite, but they can do that real quick and don't need to hang on. This species kills a fair number of people in Mexico every year, they are definitely dangerous. The much smaller Arizona/Sonoran coral snake is much less so. |
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Posted: 12/16/2010 6:09:39 AM EDT
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Thats what 12 gauge shotguns are for! Umm...no. That's what pellet guns are for maybe, a 22 short at the outside. Actually, coral snakes are not all that dangerous unless you live with very old or very young people, as coral snakes don't have fangs and have to chew a wound with their regular teeth before secreting poisin into it. Coral snakes have fangs right in the front of their mouths and larger ones can easily and rapidly deliver a fatal bite. Eastern coral snakes can deliver up to three or four lethal yields. Well, they have fangs per se, but they are much smaller than pit vipers and not retractable, so they have to hold on. I was wrong about the chewing thing....that's one of those things I was told in school by my science teacher waaaaaay back when and believed without ever checking it. Sorry. Well, they aren't equipped to strike from a distance like pit vipers are. They have to bite, but they can do that real quick and don't need to hang on. This species kills a fair number of people in Mexico every year, they are definitely dangerous. The much smaller Arizona/Sonoran coral snake is much less so. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coral_snake Coral snakes have a tendency to hold on to a victim when biting, unlike vipers which have retractable fangs and tend to prefer to strike and let go immediately http://www.reptilechannel.com/snakes/venomous-snakes/coral-snakes.aspx Fair Warning Coral snakes, be they large or small, meek or irascible, all have small but well-developed, permanently upright front fangs. They usually grasp and chew their prey to effect an envenomation. |
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